‘LOL to Save Lives’ at Comedy Store

“LOL to Save Lives,” a benefit for Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M), will be presented Wednesday, June 26, at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.) in the Main Room of the world-famous Comedy Store, 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles.

A3M’s goal is to serve patients in need of matching marrow donors who could potentially save their lives by diversifying the Be the Match Registry. Marrow transplants require a tissue match between patient and donor; the best chance of finding a match is among family members and people of a similar ethnic/racial background.

To help increase the chances of patients being able to find matches in time, A3M conducts over 500 donor recruitment drives each year in the African American, Chinese, Japanese, Hispanic, Korean, Filipino, South Asian, Vietnamese and multi-racial communities. The drives are held at campuses, churches, temples, community festivals, annual events, and any other location where people are willing to register as potential marrow donors.

More than 350 donors who registered at A3M drives have gone on donate their marrow cells to help save a life.

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